Oppn accused of fibbing about PNG deal

The federal opposition is making up claims that Papua New Guinea's government has suspended talks on resettling asylum seekers on Manus Island, Immigration Minister Tony Burke says.

Mr Burke has accused opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison of fabricating claims the PNG plan has hit a snag, saying the issues have since been resolved.

"Scott Morrison is making it up," Mr Burke told reporters in Sydney on Sunday.

"You can either believe Scott Morrison giving a political line from the Liberal Party or you can believe the prime minister of Papua New Guinea, the foreign minister of Papua New Guinea and the chief migration officer of Papua New Guinea."

Mr Morrison on Saturday said a letter from PNG officials sent to the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship showed the Labor government's plan has not been delivered.

Under Labor's plan, asylum seekers who arrive by boat and are found to be legitimate refugees after processing on Manus Island would be resettled in PNG.

But Mr Burke said the letter was over a week old and the PNG's prime minister has since issued a statement saying "everything was agreed to, being implemented and sorted".